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BEANS 



Culture. — Early in the spring, after the ground is 

 perfectly warm, the Beans should be sown in drills 2 

 inches deep and i8 inches to 2 feet apart, dropping 

 the Beans 3 inches apart in the drills. Hoe well in 

 dry weather, and plant every two weeks for a succes- 

 sion. 



1 quart will plant 100 feet of drill, and 2 bushels will 

 plant an acre 



New Hodson Wax-Pod. ^ very sturdy 



' grower; pro- 



ductive; free from rust and blight. Plants are loaded 

 with long, handsome straight pods, averaging 7 inches 

 in length ; color a clean, light j'ellow. When picked 

 young they are stringless, when fully matured they 

 have a slight string. It is distinctlj* a market-garden- 

 er's Bean on account of its great vigor. By mail, post- 

 paid, pkt. 10 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 45 cts.; bv express, 

 qt. 30 cts , pk. Si. 50, bus. 85.50 



New Hodson Green-Pod. This is an 



exact coun- 

 terpart of the New Hodson Wax-Pod in sturdiness of 

 growth, freedom from rust and blight and great pro- 

 ductiveness, except that the plants are loaded with 

 long, handsome, straight, round green pods. These two 

 Hodson Beans are strongly recommended as market 

 sorts, owing to their very great vigor and produc- 

 tiveness, but there are more tender and delicate 

 varieties for table use. By mail, postpaid, pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts.; by express, qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.40, 

 bus. $5. 



New Hodson Wax-Pod Beans 



BEANS, GREEN-PODDED BUSH 



Large, full-sized packages of any variety of Beans, lO cts. each by mall, postpaid. Half-pecks and ha!f-bushels at peck and 



bushel rates mail postpaid express or freight 



Pt. Qt. Qt. Pk Bus. 



" STOKES' STANDARD" GREEN-POD. See page 13 $0 25 $0 40 $0 25 $1 40 S5 00 



Giant Green-Pod Stringless Valentine. Earlier, more prolific, with pods one-third longer than Val- 

 entine. Round handsome, stringless pod 25 40 25 i 40 5 00 



Improved Extra-Early Red Valentine. A carefully bred strain of this standard favorite 20 35 20 i 15 4 25 



Black Valentine. Ver3' vigorous grower, making a handsome Bean ; a good, profitable market sort .. . 25 45 30 i 65 6 co 



Extra-Early Refugee. Two weeks earlier than the old Refugee and a favorite market-garden sort... 25 40 25 i 25 450 



Late Refugee, or 1,000 to 1. Handsome round Bean, maturing for late market ; hardy productive . . 25 40 25 i 15 425 



Bountiful. A fine, flat-podded Bean that is the best of its class 25 40 25 i 30 475 



Longfellow. Long, straight, round, fleshy, solid green pod. Prolific and quite early 25 40 25 i 15 425 



BEANS, WAX-PODDED BUSH mail postpaid express or frek.ht 



' Pt. Qt. Qt. Pk. Kus. 



" STOKES' STANDARD " WAX-POD. See page 13 $030 $055 $040 |i 65 $600 



New Round-Pod Kidney Wax. The most valuable wax Bean yet introduced. Strong grower with 

 long, round, handsome stringless pods, solid and full of meat, crisp, brittle and free from rust ; won- 

 derfully e?rly and productive 25 45 30 I 65 600 



Pencil-Pod Black Wax. The finest black wax-podded Bean, with long, stringless, rich-looking pods. 25 45 30 : 65 6 00 

 Keeney's Rustless Golden Wax. Absolutely rustless: has a tendency to throw a slight tendril, but 



is a distinctly dwarf Inish sort, and very valuable, particularly for canning 25 45 3' i 50 550 



Grenell's Rust-proof Golden Wax. A fine strain of this standard sort 25 4^ 30 i 50 5 ,=0 



Wardwell's Kidney Wax. Very popular; long, broad, flat pods 25 45 30 i 50 5 50 



Currie's Rust-proof Black Wax. Heavy yielder, but having a string. Should be raised for;narket 



rather thati for j-our own table 25 45 30 i 50 5 50 



Davis' White Kidney Wax. A white-seeded variety and valuable on that account, but it has a string 



and is liable to rust and disease 25 45 30 i 45 5 25 



Stringless Refugee Wax. A very fine wax-podded Bean, enormously prolific ; sturdy grower, and 



absolutely rustless 25 45 30 i 65 6 00 



Prolific Dwarf German Black Wax. An old standard sort. Round pod, tender and stringless 25 45 30 i 50 5 50 



BEANS, POLE OR RUNNING 



New Golden Cluster Wax. Large rich golden \-ellow flat pods. Seeds white 40 75 60 



Lazy Wife's. Best and largest green-podded snajj-short pole Bean, produced in large clusters 25 45 30 i 75 650 



White Crease Back, or Fat Horse. One of the earliest round ijod 25 45 ,^0 i 65 6 on 



Improved Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. Very long, round, straight pods ; early 25 45 30 i 75 650 



New White Sickle. Somewhat like the Kenturk\- Woiuler, but has a nice white bean when dry and 



makes an excellent shell bean for winter. Very popular in the South 2,s 45 30 i 90 700 



BEANS, WHITE-SHELLING 



White Navy, ur Pea Bean. .\ productive standard sort 20 35 20 i 00 3 75 



Royal Dwarf, ur White Kidney. Very productive, fine for baking 20 3^ 2o i 10 4 m 



White Marrowfat. Well-known; extensivelv grown for winter 2C 35 20 i 10 4 m 



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